Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
18.6° C
3.6° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
147
137
116
89
83
76
68
51
44
41
39
28
25
24
18
27
29
43
65
91
101
124
94
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:48PM4.71m
10:50AM5.06m
11:35PM4.42m
11:41AM4.68m
00:27AM4.17m
12:38PM4.33m
Low Tide
4:42AM1.27m
5:18PM0.80m
5:25AM1.53m
6:01PM1.21m
6:12AM1.77m
6:50PM1.58m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:56
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:10
9:09
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
10
9
9
11
13
13
12
12
13
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
13
14
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